Toy pistol.



. STAMBAUGH TOY PISTOL. APPLICATION FILED 00129, 1911.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

2aiyzm%J J4/ y Attorneys Witnesses COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH COUWASHINGTON. D. c.

UNITED sTA GEORGE W. S-TAMIBAUGH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOY PISTOL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. STAM- BAUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Toy Pistol, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toy pistols, and has for its primary object to provide a toy pistol for shooting disk projectiles.

It is a further object of the present invention to impart a revoluble motion to the disk projectile to cause same to travel in a straight line.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view this invention is embodied in the novel arrangement and construction of parts as hereinafter described and pointed out in the appended claims, the invention being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters indicate similar parts, and wherein Figure 1 is an elevation of the pistol embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the projectile prompter and the rubber band attached thereto. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the trigger. Fig. 6 is a fragmental view in perspective of a detail. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the projectile.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the pistol embodies a handle 8 and a muzzle 10, which are formed in two halves or sections secured together by means of bolts 9. The sides of the muzzle 10 are flattened and in each side of the muzzle is provided a diagonal slot 12 which is inclined rearwardly from the front of the muzzle upward. The muzzle 10 is also provided with a lower hook 11 at the forward end thereof over which the intermediate portion of a rubber band or other flexible member 13 is engaged. A projectile prompter 14 comprising a U-shaped member formed from a length of wire hooked at its ends as designated at 24 passes through the slots 12 in the sides of the muzzle and the ends of the rubber band or other flexible member 13 are engaged to the said prompter, or rather the hooks 24 thereof.

At the rear end of the muzzle 10 is pivoted or otherwise attached a trigger 17 which has the depending finger piece 18 projecting through a slot 20 in the lower portion of the muzzle 10. This trigger is shown as be- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 9, 1911.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

Serial No. 658,596.

ing formed from a length of wire having the inner or upper end thereof bent angularly to form a finger 23 engageable in a socket 22 of a lug or boss 21 within the rear end of the muzzle, the intermediate upturned or hooked portion 19, and the depending finger piece 18. The hooked or upturned portion 19 of the trigger is adapted to engage the intermediate portion of the prompter 14 upon the same being drawn inwardly against the tension of the rubber band 13. a

The muzzle has a lug or indentation 15 projecting inwardly from each side thereof between which the disk projectile is adapted to pass upon the same being inserted into the muzzle, whereby the projectile is frictionally held within the muzzle to preent the same from dropping out should the front end of the muzzle be lowered.

In use, the prompter is drawn rearwardly against the tension of the rubber band or flexible member 13 and the trigger 17 swung forwardly or upwardly to engage the prompter. The disk projectile 16 is then inserted into the muzzle and the same assumes the position toward the rear end of the muzzle between the lugs or indentations 15. The pistol is held in the hand of the user in the usual manner by grasping the handle or stock 8 and the pistol may be discharged by pulling the trigger 17 by means of the finger piece 18 whereupon the prompter 14 is released and in the same springing forwardly engages the projectile causing the same to be rapidly ejected from the muzzle and at the same time the prompter in traveling down the inclined slot imparts a rotating or revoluble motion to the disk projectile causing the periphery thereof to move upward at the forward edge. This rotary motion of the disk as it travels through the air causes the same to travel in a straight line, or approximate straight line, due to the whirling motion thereof, which principle is old in the art, that is, of bodies traveling through the air with a revolving motion tending to travel in a curvilinear path. In this case the motion of the disk projectile tends to cause same to travel upwardly in a curvilinear path but the action of gravity neutralizes the tendency of the upward curve of the projectile thus causing the projectile to travel in a straight line.

It is understood that other resilient means may be employed to supplant the rubber band 13, such as a coiled spring or the like, and it is further understood that various alterations in the details of the invention may be resorted to within the scope of the ap 5 pended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is 1. A toy pistol for shooting disk projectiles embodying a muzzle having diagonal slots in its sides inclined upwardly from the 5 thereto.

2. A toy pistol embodying a muzzle having diagonal slots in its sides inclined up wardly from the front of the muzzle and a hook at the forward end thereof, a projectile prompter passing through the said slots, a

rubber band connecting the ends of the prompter and engaging over the said hook, and a trigger at the rear end of the muzzle adapted to engage the prompter upon the same being drawn rearwardly against the tension of the said rubber band.

3. A toy pistol embodying a muzzle having flattened sides and diagonal slots in the sides thereof inclined upwardly from the front of the muzzle, a hook at the lower portion of the forward end thereof, lugs projecting inwardly from the sides of the muzzle and adapted to frictionally receive a disk projectile, a projectile prompter passing through the said slots, and a flexible member connecting the ends of the prompter and engaging over the said hook, and a trigger at the rear end of the muzzle adapted to engage the said prompter upon the same being drawn rearwardly against the tension of the said flexible member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. STAMBAUGH,

WVitnesses:

C. DOHERTY, E. PICCHIOTTI.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

